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Advanced Foot Clinic offers custom orthotics for any feet and any shoe, allowing you to walk with comfort.
Why Orthotics Are Helpful
As you walk your heel swings from
side to side very slightly, like the pendulum on a
clock. If, however, your heel swings too far when you
walk or run, your foot may be overpronating, or
flattening too much. This incorrect movement stresses
and weakens parts of your foot. Over time, you may
develop symptoms in your feet ranging from a change in
shape to pain when you walk.
Custom-made orthotics are medical devices that support
and gently reposition the heel, arch, muscles,
ligaments, tendons, and bones in the feet, enabling
these structures to work together as nature intended, to
make each step you take pain-free. Unlike shoe
inserts bought over the counter, however, custom-made
orthotics are built from molds of your feet to
meet your unique needs and can be designed to fit in
dress shoes, athletic shoes, boots, and skates.
Custom-made orthotics can relieve many different types
of foot pain including
heel pain and plantar fasciitis;
arch pain;
pain caused by running, walking, and other athletics;
pain related to diabetes;
pain experienced by senior citizens;
and many other kinds of foot pain related to bunions,
trauma, sprains, and other disorders.
Having
custom orthotics made for you has never been so simple
Custom-made orthotics can relieve many different kinds
of foot pain including
heel pain and plantar fasciitis;
arch pain;
pain caused by running, walking, and other athletics;
pain related to diabetes;
pain experienced by senior citizens;
and many other kinds of foot pain related to bunions,
trauma, sprains, and other disorders.
Heel
pain sufferers
Heel spurs and plantar fasciitis (inflammation of the
ligament on the bottom of the foot which attaches to the
heel and maintains our arch) are the most common causes
of heel pain. These problems usually occur in pronated
feet (feet that roll inward, breaking down the inner
sides of shoes). Pronation forces the heel to strike the
ground abnormally, and places abnormal stress on the
heel and plantar fascia which causes pain that will
become progressively worse. Your pain may occur only
when first standing, and then disappear; it may occur at
irregular intervals; or it may be constant. In any case,
be assured, it will become worse without custom-made
orthotics. The custom-made orthotic is constructed to:
allow the heel to strike the ground in the correct
manner by eliminating pronation; cushion the heel; and
support the arch. Custom-made orthotics are the first
and most successful line of treatment podiatrists use
for these problems.
Arch
pain sufferers
The usual causes of arch pain are: flat feet; very high
arches; prolonged standing, walking, and running;
injury; and the natural aging process. By gently
supporting the arch and accommodating for existing
problems, custom-made orthotics accomplish three things:
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The pain decreases or disappears in most cases.
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The arch will drop no further, thus preventing
further foot problems from developing.
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The effects of aging on the
feet are slowed, preventing other problems such as
arthritic foot pain and fatigue due to walking, as
well as preventing bunions and hammer toes from
becoming worse.
Pain caused by running, walking, and other athletics
It is no coincidence that many profesional athletes use
custom-made orthotics. Custom-made orthotics keep the
foot in its most efficient alignment, allowing the
bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments to work at 100%
efficiency. They also protect the heel, arch, and
forefoot from the unnatural and increased stress that
prolonged running and sports activity produce. Whether
it is to prevent problems, relieve pain, or increase
efficiency, all runners and other athletes will benefit
from custom-made orthotics.
Pain related to Diabetes
Due to a thining of the protective fatty pad on the
bottom of the foot, circulatory problems, and decreased
feeling (neuropathy), diabetics encounter more severe
foot problems than non-diabetics. Pressure sores,
chronic painful areas, and ulcers are best treated with
supportive custom-made orthotics featuring modern
materials that can eliminate pain, shield and protect
painful areas, and decrease the chance of ulcerations
occurring. Podiatrists and diabetic specialists use
custom-made orthotics to help reduce the increasing
number of lower extremity amputations which occur each
year by preventing simple problems from becoming more
serious.
Pain experienced by senior citizens
The aging process affects the feet and ankles just as it
affects every other part of the body. The muscles,
tendons, and ligaments become loose and weaker; bones
lose calcium reducing their strength; and the fatty pads
on the bottoms of our feet, which protect and cushion
the bones, become thinner and can nearly disappear.
Custom-made orthotics will gently support the bones of
the feet; special materials used can mimic the foot's
natural fatty pad and eliminate the pain of protruding
bones and bone spurs. Custom-made orthotics will also
support the arch and keep it from falling, thus
preventing other problems and pains. And they can keep
the foot from turning and twisting while walking, making
each step secure and pain-free.
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